2/8/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Is China Evading Tariffs on Fasteners and Threaded Rod? A coalition of U.S. manufacturers claims to have “compelling evidence that certain companies subject to antidumping orders are...
NEWS BRIEFS
February 05
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2/5/2010 European Tariffs Driving China to New Markets & Products In response to Europe’s anti-dumping tariffs, China’s fastener manufacturers are finding alternative markets – including exporting to South America and...
February 05
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2/5/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Black & Decker Q4 Fastener Sales Gaining Ground Black & Decker reported Fastener and Assembly Systems segment sales decreased 2% to $154.9 million in the fourth quarter...
February 04
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2/4/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Former TriStar Aerospace Owner Reinvests In Fastener Industry Former TriStar Aerospace owner Odyssey Investment Partners acquired Wencor Group, an aerospace fasteners and components supplier based in Springville,...
February 03
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2/3/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Anixter North American Fastener Segment Top Performer of 2009 Anixter International reported sales at its North American OEM Supply segment, including fasteners, outperformed the company’s other business...
February 03
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2/3/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Senco Names Johansen New CEO Fastener supplier Senco Brands Inc. appointed Ben Johansen to CEO. For the past four years Johansen was president of Actuant Corp.’s DIY...
February 03
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2/4/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Mountz Launches New Torque Website Torque tool specialists Mountz Inc. launched a new web site, mountztorque.com. The site provides an overview of the industry’s best torque tools...
International Trade Show Organizer Mack Brooks Acquires Fastener Fair and Fastener + Fixing Magazine
February 02
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2/2/2010 International Trade Show Organizer Mack Brooks Acquires Fastener Fair and Fastener + Fixing Magazine Deal Includes Trade Shows and Magazine International show organizer Mack Brooks Exhibitions Group acquired the...
February 02
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2/2/2010 NEWS BRIEFS B/E Aerospace Fastener Segment Sales Approach $800m Sales at B/E Aerospace’s fastener business, Consumables Management, dropped 23.5% to $798.1 million on a proforma basis during 2009. The...
February 02
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2/3/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Double-Digit Drop in Simpson Strong-Tie Sales Simpson Strong-Tie sales, including fasteners and anchor systems, fell 22% during 2009, with sales to distributors and home centers contracting due...
February 01
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2/1/2010 NEWS BRIEFS FIN Survey: Fastener Prices Stable – For Now Nearly six in 10 fastener companies reported stable prices in 2009, while 19.5% said prices fell an average of...
January 29
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2010
1/29/2010 NEWS BRIEFS ITW Acquires UK Coatings Firm Illinois Tool Works acquired UK-based specialty coatings maker ICI-Imagedata, Plastics News reports. Terms were not disclosed. The new business unit will be...
January 29
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1/29/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Tree Island Completes $10m Offering Tree Island Wire Income Fund completed its previously announced Rights Offering, raising $10 million by issuing 10% second lien convertible debentures. The...
January 28
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1/28/2010 NEWS BRIEFS FIN Survey: Will Fastener Companies Increase Wages in 2010? More than three quarters of FIN Survey participants reported their company did not give pay raises in 2009....
January 28
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1/28/2010 Hariton Machinery Adds Plant Liquidation to Website Hariton Machinery Company Inc. added a second-hand fastener equipment page for plant liquidations to its website: haritonmachinery.com The liquidation page currently features...
January 28
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1/28/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Fastener Segment Profit Jumps at ITW With “virtually all OEMs boost(ing) production,” ITW reported sales at its Transportation segment, including fasteners, increased 9.6% to $593.1 million during...
January 27
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1/27/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Carpenter Tech: Several Quarters Before Fastener Sales Improve Carpenter Technologies reported aerospace market sales, including fasteners, dropped 28% to $113.5 million during the second quarter of fiscal...
January 27
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1/27/2010 NEWS BRIEFS FIN Company Performance Index Drops to New Low for 2009 The FIN Company Performance Index plummeted to a new low for 2009. The Index fell from 6.5...
January 26
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1/26/2010 NEWS BRIEFS FIN Survey: Will Fastener Prices Rise in 2010? FINdex Fastener Sales Nearly six in 10 fastener companies reported stable prices in 2009, while 19.5% said prices fell...
January 26
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1/26/2010 Hill Fastener Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification Hill Fastener Corporation received ISO 9001:2008 certification, director of quality Charles Chaney announced. President Preston Boyd said Hill surveyed its sales representatives and...
